Australia Day Honours List 2018: Fr Francis Phuong Tran OAM

Catholic priest Francis Phuong Tran of Dapto NSW, who arrived in Australia as a boat person fleeing Communist Vietnam in 1987, received the Medal of the Order of Australia for his service to the Catholic Church and the community of Australia.

Father Francis Tran from Dapto NSW, came to Australia as a refugee from Vietnam in 1987. Source: Dan Hopper/Diocese of Wollongong